Josephine Tey

Inspektor Skotlend-Jarda Alan Grant vsegda s ostorozhnostju otnosilsja k pisateljam i zhurnalistam, - odnako ne sumel otklonit priglashenie Lavinii Fitch v primorskuju derevushku, obljubovannuju londonskoj bogemoj. Ochen skoro mirnyj, khotja i skuchnovatyj otdykh preryvaet tainstvennoe prestuplenie. Bessledno ischezaet krasavets fotograf Lesli Sirl - i mestnaja politsija tut zhe obvinjaet v ubijstve molodogo radioveduschego Uoltera Uitmora. Na pervyj vzgljad, s vyvodami provintsialnykh sluzhitelej zakona trudno posporit. Razve Sirl ne pytalsja uvesti u Uitmora nevestu? Razve eti dvoe ne ssorilis? I nakonets, razve ne Uitmor byl poslednim, kto videl Sirla zhivym? Odnako Alan Grant ubezhden: Uolter - poslednij, kogo stoit podozrevat v prestuplenii. Milford - tikhij provintsialnyj gorodok v Anglii, gde nikogda nichego ne proiskhodit. Poetomu zajavlenie pjatnadtsatiletnej shkolnitsy o tom, chto ee pokhitili, izbivali i mesjats uderzhivali na cherdake, porazilo mestnykh zhitelej do glubiny dushi. Politsija vzjala u devushki pokazanija, v kotorykh ona ochen podrobno, vplot do treschiny na kruglom okne, opisyvaet komnatu, gde ee uderzhivali. No pravdiva li ee istorija? Ved predpolagaemye pokhititelnitsy Marion Sharp i ee prestarelaja mat utverzhdajut, chto nikogda ne videli etu devushku. Kto-to iz nikh lzhet. No kto? Advokat Robert Bler beretsja za nevypolnimuju zadachu: on dolzhen dokazat nevinovnost zhenschin. Perevodchik: Grushanskaja Zh. Ja., Prokopeva M. V.

"Doch vremeni" - samyj izvestnyj roman Dzhozefiny Tej. Assotsiatsija detektivnykh pisatelej Anglii ofitsialno schitaet ego velichajshim anglijskim detektivom. Smozhet li prikovannyj k posteli inspektor Skotlend-Jarda raskryt ubijstvo, kotoroe proizoshlo pochti pjatsot let nazad? Alan Grant lezhit v bolnitse so slomannoj nogoj i ot skuki reshaet razgadat tajnu samogo zaputannogo prestuplenija srednevekovoj Anglii - gibeli dvukh malenkikh printsev, - v kotorom obvinjajut korolja-uzurpatora i gorbatogo chudovischa iz detskikh skazok Richarda III. Syschik pytaetsja razobratsja tak li byl uzhasen korol, kak o nem pishut Shekspir i Tomas Mor. Kak istinnyj politsejskij on nachinaet rassledovanie s voprosa: komu bylo vygodno ubijstvo plemjannikov Richarda III?

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'The new crime and espionage series from Penguin Classics makes for a mouth-watering prospect' Daily TelegraphAbducted, beaten, hidden in an attic, a young woman stages an audacious escape. But is her story everything she claims it to be? Fifteen-year-old Betty Kane can recall every detail of the room where she says she was held at the country house known as The Franchise - even the crack in its round window. But her alleged kidnappers, a quiet-living mother and daughter, claim they have never seen her before. Somebody has to be lying. But who? As the case sparks a media frenzy, it is up to unassuming village solicitor Robert Blair to find out.

For fans of true crime and of classic crime fiction, The Franchise Affair by Josephine Tey is a gripping thriller featuring detective Alan Grant and a masterful exposé of the powerful connections between media, the establishment and what people choose to believe. Based on a true story. Complete and unabridged. Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is introduced by writer David Stuart Davies. Fifteen-year-old Betty Kane has never put a foot wrong. Naturally, everyone is shocked and horrified to hear her story – that she was kidnapped, tortured and held prisoner by Marion Sharpe and her elderly mother, owners of the mysterious old house, The Franchise. But are the two women really guilty of such a horrendous crime? Every page resonates with tension as the story unfolds – did they or didn’t they take a young girl prisoner? And whose story can you trust?

Voted the top crime novel of all time by the UK Crime Writers’ Association, The Daughter of Time is Josephine Tey’s last and most successful book. Complete and unabridged. Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is introduced by writer David Stuart Davies. Inspector Alan Grant is laid up in hospital with a spinal injury and he’s bored. Renowned for his ability to read a face, he passes the time looking at old portraits and one which particularly grabs his attention is of Richard III, the supposed arch villain who killed his own nephews, ‘the princes in the tower’. But Grant doesn’t accept the face in the portrait is the face of a villain so he sets out to investigate what really happened. An unusual premise for a crime novel perhaps, but nevertheless an extremely clever and engrossing one, brilliantly plotted and written with enormous charm and erudition.

Skolflickan Betty Kane kommer tillbaka efter att ha varit spårlöst försvunnen i en månad. Hon har blivit kidnappad och hållits som fånge av mor och dotter Sharpe som bor på det otillgängliga Privilegiet utanför Milford. När Scotland Yard knackar på vänder sig damerna Sharpe till den lokala advokaten Robert Blair för att få juridisk hjälp. Det här blir en skandal som vänder upp och ner på den lugna och trygga lilla staden Milford och Robert Blairs stilla liv som landsortsadvokat rivs upp med rötterna. Snart tar han på sig att agera privatdeckare för att klargöra vad som hände flickan under månaden hon var försvunnen. * * * När brittiska Crime Writers’ Association tog upp de 100 bästa deckarna någonsin var denna klassiker av Josephine Tey med. Boken kom ut första gången 1948 och har filmatiserats tre gånger, en gång som biofilm och två gånger som tv-serie. Det här är en ny svensk bearbetning och översättning. * * * ”Ett mysterium du bara måste vara med och lösa. En bladvändare från början till slut” @laslusenilinsen ”En klassisk deckare när den är som bäst - en litterär skatt som borde stå i alla bokhyllor” @tant_edna ”Skrämmande spännande bra med en touch av flärd . ett elegant mysterium” @boksniffaren

Who really killed the princes in the tower?